Luxury Car

Ettore Bugatti (of world's fastest car fame) once called Bentley's racing cars, shown above, "the world's fastest trucks." A century later, the ghost of Bugatti may finally see his words to be prophetic as Bentley prepares to introduce its first-ever SUV. Bentley assures that the SUV, which may debut at the ...    Read more

Kia Motors has released pictures of its first rear-wheel-drive full-size sedan, a vehicle we're likely to see on our shores sooner than later. Codenamed the Kia K9, slotting above the Kia Optima (K5) and Korean-market Kia Cadenza (K7), it will share its underpinnings with the Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan already ...    Read more

For those of us willing to wade  through online patent drawings, you can dig up some pretty cool stuff. An inflatable rug, for instance, or a high-five machine. And given the necessity for carmakers to secure their designs—there are enough accusations of plagiarism in the industry already—picking through ...    Read more

Last week, we reported that Toyota had told dealers at NADA in Las Vegas that it would be releasing 19 new models across its Toyota, Scion, and Lexus brands in the next year. Specifically, we have driven the 2013 Lexus GS and Toyota Prius v and ...    Read more

This week marked the start of the Chicago Auto Show, showing us new Hyundais, Kias, a family crossover from GMC, and more, sustaining its reputation as the "consumers' auto show." Oh yeah, and there was a 650-horsepower Mustang GT500 convertible, surely an outlier. Regardless, it was a week of news, ...    Read more

Last week, Chrysler aired a 2-minute commercial featuring Clint Eastwood during the Super Bowl. It was pretty good. But some people are outraged by it. They shouldn't be. So, some of these people said some nasty things. And then some other people said they were stupid. It was like being ...    Read more

Call it an upgrade: Bentley's new chief designer David Hilton joins the British institution, after moving on up from Ford, Mazda, and even Volkswagen, Bentley's gatekeepers. Upgrade? Or simply moving down the hall? Either way, Hilton comes to Bentley as its new Head of Exterior Design with an impressive resume. After he ...    Read more

BMW has announced the pricing for the all-new 2013 640i Gran Coupe will start at $76,895. This includes the $895 destination and handling fee for the twin-turbo six-cylinder powered-coupe. The Gran Coupe will be arriving at dealerships later this summer and will be joined by a V-8 variant at the ...    Read more

I don’t plan on going broke, put that on my Maybach, Cuz I’m in it to win now, can’t take that Listen to my Maybach music, to my Maybach music Mercedes-Benz’s bold experiment in luxury finally comes to an end next year in a whimpering failure, which is curious for the 126-year ...    Read more

Cadillac just can't resist the idea of downsizing, it seems. The ATS is grabbing the headlines as the "baby Cadillac," its smallest model, but its engineers know that they could design an even itsier, bitsier Caddy than that. “The (compact) ATS sedan is not as small as we could go at ...    Read more

Why should one kid get all the fun? Infiniti wants its own version of Nissan's fearsome GT-R, but it's not known whether Nissan wants to play nice and share. Infiniti wants its own GT-R simply because the platform is "too good to pass up," to paraphrase Francois Bancon, head of advanced ...    Read more

Tata Motors, parent company of Jaguar, has announced the latest step in building the Jaguar C-X75 hybrid supercar with the opening of a gasoline engine factory for the hybrid supercar. The Bland Jets Engineering facility in Coventry England will employ 15 people and house all the necessary equipment needed to ...    Read more

Is this the next-gen Mercedes-Benz GL SUV? This dressed-up Mercedes-Benz SUV has been caught sporting camouflage a few times over the past couple months, but this time is slightly different. These shots snapped by our spy photographer show the Mercedes-Benz SUV testing on a California road with much less camouflage ...    Read more

Despite the nuisance, seat-belts have been a life-saver for millions of motorists since legislation was first enacted in 1961. Yet, even with numerous campaigns and federal laws, some people still forego the belt. Daimler is hoping to convert those who think a seat-belt is a hindrance by developing an advanced ...    Read more

When Audi launched the R8, a racecar turned production vehicle in 2006, company execs knew customers would want it. Turns out they were right. The Audi R8 supercar has found 15,537 worldwide owners since its debut in 2006, not including 2011. While the much anticipated second-generation Audi R8 is still ...    Read more

Out with the old and in with the bold. According to Auto123.com, BMW is axing the 3 Series diesel engine for the 2013 BMW 3 Series, instead opting to push forward with the new 3 Series ActiveHybrid. It's shocking news, given the popularity of BMW's excellent 335d and the ...    Read more

Many auto makers are adding a diesel engine option to its lineup and apparently the one percent deserves a diesel alternative too. Maserati will be offering a smaller Quattroporte (nicknamed the "Maseratina" for the time being) powered by a diesel engine responsible for over 300 horsepower. A V-6 gasoline engine ...    Read more

Porsche is the golden boy of the automotive world: every manufacturer worth its salt has tried to dethrone it with a “Porsche Killer” at one time or another, with varying degrees of success (Nissan GTR owners have this phrase driven into their cerebellums ad nauseum). Why can’t we all just ...    Read more

On Monday, everyone was talking about the Clint Eastwood and Chrysler 300 Super Bowl ad where the Gran Torino star showed Christian Bale how to really do a Batman voice. But that ad, and others, did not reach as many eyeballs as the video of the Cadillac ATS being slung ...    Read more

Toyota has big plans for 2013, and aims to introduce 19 new Toyota, Lexus, and Scion models to the market, including the 2013 Toyota Avalon. We've heard rumblings about Toyota's premium sedan for several months now, that a radical redesign is on the horizon. This news, and more, was unveiled last weekend in ...    Read more

The GMC Terrain has been one of GMC's best-selling vehicles since its inception back in 2010 and the Detroit-based auto maker is looking to continue that trend. Last year saw Terrain sales rise 37 percent, its biggest gain ever with 83,179 vehicles finding new homes. In an effort to boost ...    Read more

Sorry, but your Aunt Ethel's LeSabre didn't make the cut of Buick's 10 most collectible cars. However, she might recognize the Regal nameplate: is the 2012 Buick Regal GS a future classic? Based on its rarity and its even rarer inclusion of a third pedal, yes—and now’s a good time ...    Read more

Months after its initial launch, the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque is still in high demand, and dealers are struggling to fill orders. It may not be the dealerships' fault however: Some are crying foul because of where they are located in the United States. This could spell trouble for ...    Read more

In 2010, the remains of the entity once known as Saab managed to hack out 147 examples of the Saab 9-4X crossover before giving up the ghost for good, guaranteeing that the number of owners of the handsome crossover would fill a Southwest flight with more empty seats than, say, ...    Read more

If the Range Rover wasn't luxurious enough for you before, try these new Special Editions on for size. Land Rover has introduced three special edition Range Rovers to celebrate 10 years of production for the third generation luxury off-road vehicle. The TDV8 Westminster Edition, TDV8 Autobiography Edition and the TDV8 ...    Read more